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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
Research Portal
Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
>> Mission: About us
| Our missionCLIA pioneers interdisciplinary research, policy engagement and social outreach on legal pluralism in Africa. It uses the innovative concept of adaptive legal pluralism to shift scholarly and policy attention from conflict of laws to dialogue between state laws and indigenous African laws. Read more ... |
| Our teamWith a stellar team of researchers and advisory board, CLIA is designed to be a confluence of interdisciplinary research on the interaction of legal orders in sub-Saharan Africa. Prof Anthony Diala is CLIA's Acting Director. Read more ... |
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Our focusDigital technology has transcended many of the physical and spatial limitations on the performance of work. ‘Reimagining employment’ has become a buzzword. At the same time, these developments have also transcended many of the critical institutions of labour law. These, too, must be reimagined and the target is continuously moving as new forms of technology introduce yet more change. Scholars... Read more ... |
>> Newsroom: Latest headlines
 | NEWS: UWC Faculty of Law launches new research centre On Monday 9 November 2020, the Department of Private Law in the Faculty of Law at UWC launched its first research centre, the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa (CLIA). The event, which was chaired by the Head of the Private Law Department, Professor Francois du Toit, occurred online via Google Meet. |
 | BLOGS: Are Africans ready for integrated state and indigenous laws? | By Anthony C Diala Laws imposed on African countries through colonial transplants will eventually merge with their indigenous laws into a common law. So, are African countries ready for the integration of their legal orders? The answer is obviously no. But are they desirous of integrating their legal orders? The answer is yes. |
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News: Uber and Lyft Could Gain From U.S. Rule Defining Employment | By Noam Scheiber |
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